Franco Zeffirelli's magnificient staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a mythical China - is one of the most popular in the Met repertory. In this Live in HD production, Maria Guleghina takes on the title role and Marcello Giordani is Calaf, the unknown prince. Marina Poplavskaya and Samuel Ramey co-star, and Andris Nelsons conducts in his Met debut.
Released: Nov 07, 2009
Runtime: 129 minutes
Genre: Music
Stars: Maria Guleghina, Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani, Samuel Ramey, Charles Anthony, Joshua Hopkins
Crew: Gary Halvorson (Director), Giuseppe Adami (Writer), Franco Zeffirelli (Production Design), David Kneuss (Director), Giacomo Puccini (Original Music Composer), Renato Simoni (Writer)